Julian Ku, the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, testified on Nov. 18, 2015, at the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the upcoming international climate change negotiations in Paris.

As described on the C-SPAN website, “Representatives of groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the World Resources Institute, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research testified … . The panelists presented various differing views about U.S. goals for reducing gas emissions.”

In his testimony, Professor Ku considered the requirements and limitations under the U.S. Constitution for an agreement relating to climate change.